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Yemen clashes rage despite US call for truce ASIA

Yemen clashes rage despite US call for truce

Clashes raged in Yemen killing at least 27 people on Thursday, military officials said, despite a truce announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taliban denies holding peace talks with Afghan government INTERNATIONAL

Taliban denies holding peace talks with Afghan government

The Taliban has denied a news report that it recently restarted peace talks with the Afghan government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria's Aleppo ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts ASIA

Syria's Aleppo ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts

Huge blazes erupted in Syria's Aleppo as the city was rocked by fighting and air strikes on Thursday, ahead of last-ditch efforts by world powers to salvage a failed ceasefire.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Could world cope with another major disruption to oil supply? ECONOMY

Could world cope with another major disruption to oil supply?

A battle for market share between oil producers has left the world awash with stocks of unwanted crude and driven a collapse in prices over the past two years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India ready to send top diplomat to Pakistan for talks on terrorism INTERNATIONAL

India ready to send top diplomat to Pakistan for talks on terrorism

India is willing to send its top diplomat to Pakistan for talks focused on fighting cross-border terrorism, sources at India's foreign ministry said, after a spike in tension in the disputed northernmost region of Kashmir.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Clashes as Afghan Taliban edge closer to Helmand capital INTERNATIONAL

Clashes as Afghan Taliban edge closer to Helmand capital

Fighting raged on Thursday in Helmand after Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to beat back Taliban insurgents advancing on the besieged capital of the southern poppy-growing province.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands flee fierce fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand INTERNATIONAL

Thousands flee fierce fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand

Fierce fighting in Helmand has sent thousands of Afghans fleeing to the capital of the southern opium-rich province, sparking a humanitarian crisis as Taliban insurgents besiege the city despite intensified US air strikes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fears of further fighting as South Sudan ceasefire holds INTERNATIONAL

Fears of further fighting as South Sudan ceasefire holds

A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy crossed into South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate citizens trapped in the capital Juba as fears persist that recent days of intense fighting might reignite despite a ceasefire.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Heavy fighting reported in South Sudan capital INTERNATIONAL

Heavy fighting reported in South Sudan capital

Heavy fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital on Sunday as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire two days after gun battles left around 150 fighters dead.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces push in Fallujah amid concern over civilians ASIA

Iraqi forces push in Fallujah amid concern over civilians

Iraqi elite forces battled Islamic State group jihadists on Thursday in their bastion of Fallujah, where an aid group says nearly four weeks of fighting have ensnared civilians in a humanitarian disaster.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian rebels agree in Qatar to stop fighting each other ASIA

Syrian rebels agree in Qatar to stop fighting each other

Two Syrian rebel groups which have been fighting each other near Damascus have negotiated a ceasefire in Qatar, statements published by the two groups said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Marcos fighting for future in race for vice presidency INTERNATIONAL

Marcos fighting for future in race for vice presidency

The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was fighting for his political future yesterday....

4:45 AM November 25 2016